Inamura

Inamura, likely referencing the coastal area of Inamura near Kamakura, is the subject of this oban mokuhanga print. Joshua Rome engages with a specific Japanese place name through the water-based woodblock technique, using layered pigment applications on washi paper to suggest the character of the location. The Inamura coast is known for its views of Sagami Bay and the Shonan shoreline, and Rome's treatment may evoke the meeting of land and sea that defines such coastal landscapes. His approach dissolves topographic specificity into broader fields of color and texture, retaining the emotional register of a place without mapping its physical features. The mokuhanga medium's matte surface absorbs light in a way that recalls the soft coastal atmosphere of the Shonan region, where humidity and marine haze soften distances.